The best way of making a cord I've found so far! Mixing more colours of wool and some viscose gives great effects. And I just love the moment you doubt if it would ever come together and then it suddenly does. 🙂🙂🙂🥰🥰🥰
I'm glad that you enjoyed the video and totally agree about this being the best way to felt a strong cord. Thank goodness that Anita Larkin shared this way all those years ago !
I too don't find them the easiest but this method is far superior to anything else I've ever tried. It may feel a little strange at first but once you get the hang of it you will find they are fast to make and beautifully strong. Good luck!
This tutorial looks great. I am a beginner felter. I've made simple bags but have failed at making decent cords for them. Does this method work for longer cords as well... just by increasing the length of the layout? Thankyou so much I have been so inspired by your tutorials to try more projects!
I love your videos and learning so much from them. A quick question - if you use a cord as a handle for a bag do you attach it to the bag, knot and let it dry? Or dry the cord first - will you be able to knot it afterwards?
Hi from Ireland and many apologies for my slow reply. I don't find any different between using a wet or a dry cord, both are equally easy or difficult to knot!
Yes Sarah! Start by felting a cord but leave one end dry....... layout a second cord and either combine both during the layout stage OR felt the second one with a dry end too and then afterwards felt both dry ends together. Does this make sense?
Hi Hazel. The finished length of the cord depends on the lay out size and the quantity of wool used. As a rough guide, the finished length will be the length of your initial rectangle. Once you wet the fibre and roll the cord it will be longer, after felting it will be approximately the same length as the rectangle was.
Brilliant thank you it's so easy to work out the size I will need I want to make a necklace with a spiral on one side and a knot on the other for my daughters birthday
